Experiences of adjusting to early stage multiple sclerosis

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 478-488

  Dennison, Laura ^a   Yardley, Lucy ^a   Devereux, Angela ^a   Moss Morris, Rona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acceptance; Multiple Sclerosis; psychological adjustment; qualitative; thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79953328527     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310384299     Document Type: Article

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